Pleasant Hill · Licensed center
Creative Play Center, Inc
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 48 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 4, 2026Nothing cited
May 8, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“101700.3(b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per inspection, there is 1 outlet which was used for drinking water till 2019 which has lead exceedance, continues to be out of service. This posed a potential risk to health of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(2)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 4, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since May 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 8, 2023
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
101700.3(b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per inspection, there is 1 outlet which was used for drinking water till 2019 which has lead exceedance, continues to be out of service. This posed a potential risk to health of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 932-3173
- Address
- 2323 Pleasant Hill Road, Pleasant Hill, 94523
- License
- 070200186
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.